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ghsa-8pc7-j27m-5m6c

Vulnerability from github

Published

2023-07-19 15:30

Modified

2024-04-04 06:17

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15332 handles destroying annotations. A specially-crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. A specially-crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can cause memory corruption and lead to remote code execution. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially-crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

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  ],
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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-8pc7-j27m-5m6c",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:17:00Z",
  "published": "2023-07-19T15:30:26Z",
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    },
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cve-2023-33876

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2023-07-19 13:16

Modified

2024-10-28 14:48

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15332 handles destroying annotations. Specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1796

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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Foxit

Foxit Reader

Version: 12.1.2.15332

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Nomenclature

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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
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Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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